Over 150 gardaí assaulted while on duty so far this year – figuresData from the Department of Justice shows that a total of 3,440 gardaí have been assaulted while on duty since 2014.
Drug use among primary and secondary school children escalating in Dublin 15, research findsCannabis herb, cannabis oil and nitrous oxide - also known as laughing gas - are being used by children as young as 11 in schools in the Dublin 15 area, the research found.
Nearly 130 prisoners failed to return to jail last year, figures show702 prisoners were unlawfully at large in 2024, with 126 still at large by the end of the year.